The rise of atheism in Pakistan

It might sound strange, but Atheism really does exist in Pakistan. In fact, Hazrat Nakhuda is the founder of the ‘Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics‘ Facebook group. So given the hostility there to non-belief, or for that matter simply the wrong belief, I can only salute those that dare to be open about this and join. … Read more

Chap claims that he left US due to hatred of Muslims

Kashif Chaudhry, a graduate of King Edward Medical University in Lahore and Mt Sinai University Hospital in New York, has written an article entitled “I left the US because of their hatred towards Muslims… this is my story“, in The Express Tribune, a major daily English-language newspaper in Pakistan. A well-educated chap taking about US … Read more

What happened to the boy who pointed out that the emperor had no clothes?

You all know the tale (I hope), it is by Hans Christian Andersen. Two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, a small boy cries out, “But he isn’t wearing anything at all!”. … Read more

Channel4News censored a cartoon in fear of causing ‘offense’

Carrying on from yesterday where I wrote about British Muslim Maajid Nawaz getting death threats in response to tweeting a Jesus & Mo picture and explaining that he was not offended by it, would you now believe that Channel4News did a report on it, and in the process they actually censored the Jesus & Mo cartoon in fear of … Read more

Who was the greatest human ever …?

It was just a fun FB quiz, and it asked, “Who was the greatest Human?”, then offered a list that included Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, Jesus, Chuck Norris (yes really), and also the possibility of adding alternative names yourself. Looking at it so far, Buddha appears to be winning. But wait a second, this all set … Read more

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